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Ctrl V

Brand Summary

Founded in 2016, Ctrl V is North America's (and maybe the world's) first Virtual Reality Arcade. Our mission is to bring the wonderful experience of virtual reality to mass adoption while helping entrepreneurs find that "thing" that they've always been looking for when starting their own business with franchising. We are the gold standard in virtual reality entertainment with numerous accolades and awards to our name, coupled with an all-star industry reputation.

Ctrl V is a brick-and-mortar virtual reality facility where people of all types can come and experience all different kinds of virtual reality content. This includes entertainment (if you like shooting zombies), education (where school groups can learn astronomy, chemistry, biology, etc. all in VR), corporate team building (escape/locked rooms in VR), date nights, birthday parties, senior/retirement home visits, wedding proposals, etc. The limit is really within your imagination.

Brand Superpowers

80% gross profit margins

3X lower CoGS

75% lower labour expense

40% return customer rate

Proactive business coaching

*THE NUMBERS

- Investment Range

N/A N/A

N/A Other Revenue

Royalty

Brand Fund

Financial Requirements

Founder	Robert Bruski & James Elligson
Home Office Location	Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Company Founded	2016
Began Franchising	2016
Industry	Virtual Reality
Industry Size	$7 Billion
Veteran Discount	10% of Franchise Fee
Group Health Insurance	No

Founder	Robert Bruski & James Elligson
Home Office Location	Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Company Founded	2016
Began Franchising	2016
Industry	Virtual Reality
Industry Size	$7 Billion
Veteran Discount	10% of Franchise Fee
Group Health Insurance	No

Company Units Open
Franchise Units Awarded All Time
Franchise Units Awarded Last 12 Months
Franchise Units Open
Number of franchisees

No Industry Experience Required
Community Centric
Business Acumen

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

DO THEY OFFER FINANCING TO HELP BUY THE FRANCHISE?

We partner with a number of 3rd party external funding sources

WHAT KIND OF TECHNOLOGY DO THEY HAVE IN PLACE?

Scheduling, CRM, Billing and Logistics

DO THEY OFFER FLEXIBLE OWNERSHIP?

Eventually - once owner is comfortable with the returns

DO THEY OFFER A DISCOUNT TO VETERANS?

10% of Franchise Fee

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